Douala (AFP) – Morlaye Sylla scored his third goal and Mamadouba Bangoura his first at the African Nations Championship (CHAN) as Guinea defeated hosts Cameroon 2-0 in Douala on Saturday in the third-place playoff. Sylla put the Elephants ahead on nine minutes in the coastal city by dribbling past several opponents before unleashing a shot […]

Rome (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo scored the day after turning 36 as Juventus overtook Roma to go third in Serie A on Saturday with a 2-0 win over the capital side. Juventus move five points behind leaders Inter Milan, who beat Fiorentina 2-0 on Friday, with a game in hand. Second-placed AC Milan are one […]

Rome (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo scored the day after turning 36 as Juventus overtook rivals Roma to go third in Serie A on Saturday with a 2-0 win over the capital side. Juventus move five points behind leaders Inter Milan, who beat Fiorentina 2-0 on Friday, with AC Milan in second place one-point off top […]

Paris (AFP) – Memphis Depay scored twice as Lyon piled the pressure on their title rivals by moving top of Ligue 1 on Saturday with a straightforward 3-0 win over 10-man Strasbourg. Rudi Garcia's men now sit one point ahead of previous leaders Lille, who visit struggling Nantes on Sunday, with reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid came out fighting on Saturday as Raphael Varane scored twice to complete a gutsy 2-1 win against bottom club Huesca and ease the pressure on coach Zinedine Zidane. An angry Zidane told reporters on Friday to show more "respect" after a poor run of results prompted many to suggest Madrid […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic kept up their unlikely chase of Rangers at the top of the Scottish Premiership with a 2-1 win over Motherwell on Saturday to close the gap on their Glasgow rivals to 20 points. Centre-back Stephen Welsh powered home his first Celtic goal after just two minutes. Odsonne Edouard then continued his […]

Berlin (AFP) – Goalkeeper Marwin Hitz made an embarrassing error on Saturday as Borussia Dortmund's Champions League qualification hopes suffered a blow with a 2-1 loss at Freiburg in the Bundesliga. Hitz fumbled Jonathan Schmid's second-half shot to hand Freiburg their first win against Dortmund since 2010. The defeat left Dortmund three points and two […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal crashed to a second successive Premier League defeat as Ollie Watkins' early goal fired Aston Villa to a 1-0 win, while nine-man Newcastle beat Southampton 3-2 on Saturday. Mikel Arteta's side fell behind after just 74 seconds at Villa Park and were unable to muster a convincing response. Arsenal lost at […]

Berlin (AFP) – Goalkeeper Marwin Hitz made an embarrassing error on Saturday as Borussia Dortmund's Champions League qualification hopes suffered as they lost 2-1 at Freiburg in the Bundesliga. Hitz fumbled Jonathan Schmid's second-half shot to hand Freiburg their first win against Dortmund since 2010. The loss left Dortmund three points and two places adrift […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino said on Saturday he is optimistic Neymar will feature in the weekend's trip to arch-rivals Marseille despite the Brazil attacker suffering from a stomach bug PSG head to the Velodrome on Sunday for the 100th meeting between the outfits and three points off leaders Lille, who travel […]

Madrid (AFP) – Ronald Koeman said on Friday he believes Lionel Messi is happy again at Barcelona but admits only the Argentina forward will decide his future at the club. Messi can leave for free when his contract expires in June, with Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain both expected to make a fresh attempt to […]

Birmingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Arsenal crashed to a second successive Premier League defeat as Ollie Watkins' early goal fired Aston Villa to a 1-0 win on Saturday. Mikel Arteta's side fell behind after just 74 seconds at Villa Park and were unable to muster a convincing response. Arsenal lost at Wolves on Tuesday and […]

Paris (AFP) – Brazil attacker Neymar is a doubt for this weekend's trip to arch-rivals Marseille with a stomach bug, Paris Saint-Germain announced on Saturday. PSG head to the Velodrome on Sunday for the 100th meeting between the outfits and three points off leaders Lille, who travel to Nantes earlier on. "Neymar JR is unable […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich's Club World Cup mission got off to a rocky start with their take-off from Berlin on a direct flight to Qatar delayed seven hours overnight Friday. After beating Hertha Berlin 1-0, the team made their way to the airport and had boarded their plane expecting to arrive in Doha six-and-a-half […]

Milan (AFP) – Nicolo Barella and Ivan Perisic scored in either half as Inter Milan moved top of Serie A on Friday with a 2-0 win at Fiorentina. Antonio Conte's side pulled one point clear of AC Milan to keep the pressure on their city rivals who host lowly Crotone on Sunday. Inter bounced back […]